Sankt Petersburg
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German
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Sankt Petersburg n (proper noun, genitive Sankt Petersburgs or (optionally with an article) Sankt Petersburg)
- Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia), and former capital (1732–1918).
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Са́нкт-Петербу́рг (Sánkt-Peterbúrg), from German Sankt Peterburg (“Saint Peter's City”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sankt Petersburg m inan
- Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia), and former capital (1732–1918).
- Synonym: Petersburg
Declension
Declension of Sankt Petersburg
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Sankt Petersburg |
| genitive | Sankt Petersburga |
| dative | Sankt Petersburgowi |
| accusative | Sankt Petersburg |
| instrumental | Sankt Petersburgiem |
| locative | Sankt Petersburgu |
| vocative | Sankt Petersburgu |
Derived terms
adjective
Further reading
- Sankt Petersburg in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Sankt Petersburg in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Proper noun
- Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia), and former capital (1732–1918).